2.18.2010 - Shoes?
I received an email a while back asking me to join Artsprojekt. A group of artists using a service called Zazzle to sell their work online. Through them I am able to apply some of my illustration and pattern work to shoes. Here is my first shoe available through the site.

Pink N' Brown Deco kedsshoe
Pink N' Brown Deco by weaponsofmassdesign

2.16.2010 - Jarrod Gorbel Poster
Hot of the press. This poster is matte white ink on white pearl paper with matte blank ink for the type.

11.18.2009 - Poster of the Week
The Protect Me poster received poster of the week from The Stranger.

11.18.2009 - Cold Cave Poster
I am still working on my split fountain technique and the only way I'll every be as good as Jay Ryan is practice. I thought the color scheme was very fitting for concept.

11.03.2009 - Protect Me Poster
The latest poster I created for The Vera Project. I will be selling my recent works at their Holiday Fair on December 12th. This fair will also feature they ever popular bring it screen it where local artists, myself included, have created Vera designs to print on shirts and schwag.

10.23.2009 - FUEL Magazine Fall Issue
I had the opportunity to design and layout the latest issue of The Art Institute of Seattle's Student/Alumni publication FUEL. There was a format switch as the magazine used to be 5.5x8.5. Also, I had the opportunity to refresh the masthead allowing the cover to display student/alumni work without the masthead getting in the way. The full issue can be viewed at www.fuelmagazine.org

10.16.2009 - Open Mic Poster
This quarter's Open Mic poster was printed on Canson with white and black ink.

10.14.2009 - Former Ghosts Poster
Black pearl ink on Black paper with a white ink for the type.

9.28.2009 - The Sherwoods CD
This project is a collection of recordings from a band that played surf rock in El Paso, Texas in the sixties. Their lead guitarist remasted the tracks and came to me to provide graphics and screen printing for the project. I had a lot of fun working on this project and one of the songs gets stuck in my head from time to time.

9.16.2009 - Cine Seattle Poster
The poster is for the 1st Annual Seattle International Latino Film Festival. 18x24 in size, the poster is going to be a digital print with a limited run. The overall design will be repurposed for the cover of the program that is in progress.

8.12.2009 - YACHT Poster of the Week
I was recognized today for the YACHT poster that I created for The VERA Project below is a clipping from The Stranger that awards Poster of the Week in their weekly. Click on the image to read the clipping or you can view the online written piece here.

8.06.2009 - Open Mic @ AiS
Another Open Mic is on its way. Here is the poster promoting it.

7.28.2009 - Site update
You might have noticed some changes to the layout of my site. I hope that they are well received. I spent some time relearning css and dreamweaver thanks to Lynda.com

7.24.09 - NWFF Bike-In
I had the pleasure of designing and printing The Northwest Film Forum's 4th annual Bike-in poster.

7.21.09 - Kimya Dawson Poster
Kimya Dawson was responsible for several tracks on the Juno soundtrack. I jumped at the chance to design this poster for her performance at The Vera Project.

6.27.09 - Schoolyard Heroes Poster
While on vacation from my day job I designed and printed these posters. This band is awesome. If you aren't doing anything on the 10th, you should see/hear them.

6.9.09 - Papercuts Poster
I have posted process pics on Gigposters and Facebook of several posters I have designed and printed in the past. I am not sure why I haven't posted them here before. Below are process photos from the Papercuts poster I completed today. These were printed at The Art Institute of Seattle's new screen printing facilities.







5.26.09 - Emily Wells Poster
Nothing like working over the weekend and spending the following down day printing a poster. I am very please with how this poster turned out.

5.21.09 - Screen printing with Sasquatch
I will be at Sasquatch this weekend with some of the Vera Project folks offering a screen printing experience to Sasquatch goers and artists. My design/illustration will be printed onto tote bags. If you are attending come check us out. We will be near the Yeti Stage. The illustration below is what we will be printing.

5.6.09 - Sasquatch
I was invited to create a poster for one of the artists at this year's Sasquatch! Music Festival.

5.6.09 - Soul Nite
My Second Poster for The Northwest Film Forum. It was my first time printing with Speedball gold, and will definitely not be the last.

4.21.09 - Trial Poster
This poster is for a reunion show that apparently sold out as soon as it was announced.

4.10.09 - Cine Seattle
I have been very excited about working with Tristan Renteria on Cine Seattle which is The Seattle International Latino Film Festival. I created their logo and will be working on the rest of the business cabinet, as well as, many other projects to come as the festival gears up to happen in September.

3.22.09 - Honk! Fest West
Honk! Fest West is an annual marching band festival here in Seattle that was started a couple of years ago. I was able to work with these folks on a poster for this years festival. There will be screenprinted version and a digital offset version as well.

2.18.09 - Simian Mobile Disco
This is my second poster for Neumos. The poster continues a concept from one of their more recent album covers.

2.09.09 - Fujiya & Miyagi
I'm excited to have finished my first poster for Neumos. I am looking forward to working on more form them. These posters are full color instead of my usual screenprinted work.

2.04.09 - Studio Grand Opening
This 3-color screen printed poster was designed to announce the Opening of The Art Institute of Seattle's new screen printing studio.

1.27.09 - Open Mic Poster
I just recently printed this 4-color screen printed poster for Open Mic.

1.2.09 - Easy Rider
I had the opportunity to design and print these sweet posters for Easy Rider showing at the Northwest Film Forum. Yes, the type is from the original poster. I believe they might have some for sale at their box office.

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